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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I appreciate the contributions. This is a very serious topic and I thank the witnesses for their help.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: This is a topic that is close to my heart. I am a member of the Joint Sub-Committee on Mental Health and I am aware of the importance of the issue. I believe it will blow up in terms of mental health and well-being, particularly given everything we have had to endure over the past year both for our students and our teaching staff. Cyberbullying and homophobic bullying have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: Is there a way to help parents to engage? Maybe Mr. Duffy would like to comment on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: That is no bother.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I will follow on from the last comment. The witnesses have said that a lot of things happen outside of the school environment. Is there any link with sports clubs and so on? If a young person is having difficulties in one environment, is there any sort of connection or link with the other environment? I am not aware of any. I do not know. Perhaps someone who sits of the board of...

Seanad: Young People: Motion (17 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I second the motion. I welcome the Minister and thank Senator Seery Kearney for her work on this matter and the passion that she always brings. The motion acknowledges the contribution of young people through volunteering and advocacy, and the way in which they have built reserves of resilience that inspire us in the face of this pandemic over the past year. During the year, I thought...

Seanad: Young People: Motion (17 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I will say more later.

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: The Bill already indicates that there will be due process so candidates will have an opportunity to present before the State Examinations Commission. Therefore, I do not believe that there is any need for the amendment.

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I have contacted the Department of Education to confirm that candidates have been notified through this whole year and through this process about the regulations around canvassing. This process has to be fair for all students. It is heartening to hear, as the Minister has pointed out, that the candidate will be able to make his or her case, if it comes to that. It is positive that...

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I very much agree that we need to support the socioeconomic side. However, I believe the senior cycle review is the main focus of this Bill. We want to see continuous assessment and we also need to see measures such as hot school meals and a DEIS resource identification system being rolled out. That will support people to move through the school system.

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: At 10.30 a.m. next Monday, 17 May 2021, in the Dáil Chamber.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome our guests. Their contributions have been very valuable. Combined with what we heard last week from psychotherapists, clinical psychologists and psychiatrists from many different groups, the key issues that came across were the school environment, how important it is schools engage with instances of bullying as well as, and Ms Connolly might have mentioned this, how this impacts...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I thank Ms Connolly. It is a great dynamic.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: There is great and wonderful news today for Roscommon and Tuam. A total of 50 jobs were announced for Roscommon this morning as well as 20 jobs for Tuam. It is really wonderful. The company is Westcare Homecare. It is a female-led company driving job creation in the west. It will be fantastic. Anyone in the region of Roscommon will be able to apply for these jobs. It will be broad...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: No need to boast.

Seanad: Future of Banking in Ireland: Statements (10 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I will share two and a half minutes with Senator Ward. I welcome the Minister. It is great to have him in the Chamber to update us on the future of banking. Today's world is different compared to the world of one or two years ago when we had an economy with close to full employment and everything had been done to bring it back to financial stability. The Minister spoke about how he had...

Seanad: Good Friday Agreement: Motion (10 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Brophy, to the House. I thank Senators Blaney and McGreehan, and all colleagues, for bringing this motion forward. I strongly support the Good Friday Agreement and the full implementation of this international agreement. Respect, equality and partnership are at the heart of how we move forward. I have a clear commitment to the protection of the...

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate Examinations) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Foley. In her opening speech, she mentioned that she was nominated on 27 June. It is phenomenal to think of what has happened and what has been achieved in that year. It was a steep learning curve for the Minister. As Fine Gael spokesperson on education, I support this Bill to amend the 1998 Act to allow the State...

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate Examinations) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: At 10.30 a.m. next Monday, 10 May 2021, in the Dáil Chamber.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and its Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (4 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: I welcome our guests to the committee. It is great to see Dr. Noctor and Dr. Hayes, both clinical psychologists, as well as Ms O'Malley, Ms Briody and the Ombudsman for Children, Dr. Muldoon. When we held a meeting on this subject on 5 November, it was the UN Day against Violence and Bullying at School including Cyberbullying. We heard from the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource...